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vital function

American

noun

Physiology.

any function of the body that is essential for life.

Etymology

Origin of vital function

First recorded in 1795–1805

Example Sentences

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"This finding was never anticipated. Chemokine-driven locomotion is a vital function of the immune system, but a totally different function as compared to the J chain!"

From Science Daily • Jan. 30, 2024

The museum serves a vital function in preserving pinball past and present.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 15, 2023

In many ways, celebrities perform a vital function, partly by providing material for the rest of us to dissect, praise, criticise and make into memes.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2022

If one vital function of art is to shake things up, look no further than an exhibition last year at the Museum of Art and Design at Miami Dade College in Florida.

From New York Times • Jan. 11, 2021

All through this formative period Bell had adhered to and introduced the magneto form of telephone, now used only as a receiver, and very poorly adapted for the vital function of a speech-transmitter.

From Edison, His Life and Inventions by Dyer, Frank Lewis

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